The Best 18 Comedy Movies of 2019

The Best Comedy Movies to Make You Laugh All the Way Through 2019

Real life can be, well, a lot. That’s especially true in 2019, which is why lightening things up with a little well-placed comic relief is so important. Good news: 2019’s slate of comedy movies includes a plethora of laugh-out-loud funny flicks that will take your mind off the worst woes of the real world.

Before he was training raptors and guarding the galaxy, Chris Pratt was making everything awesome and making us laugh uncontrollably in The LEGO Movie. Finally, after five long years, everything will be awesome again. (It’s already getting rave reviews.)

This one is based on the hilarious and, at times, heart-wrenching true story of professional wrestler Saraya “Paige” Bevis, who grew up in a family of professional wrestlers and eventually went on to win the WWE Divas Championship in 2014.

6 ‘Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral’

Release date: March 1

Starring: Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely, and Tyler Perry.

Few franchises in this world are more reliably good for a laugh than the Madea movies. Only Tyler Perry could have us this excited to laugh at a funeral.

It’s a superhero movie, but without the “gritty realism” or the “taking itself remotely seriously” vibes.

8 ‘Little’

Release date: April 12

Starring: Regina Hall, Issa Rae, and Marsai Martin.

Take Tom Hanks’ classic Big and reverse the formula (thus the title, Little): Instead of a kid waking up in an adult body to learn some valuable life lessons, a grown woman is transformed back into her nerdy 13-year-old self to learn how to better live her life.

The title tells you pretty much everything you need to know. This is not a

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10’Someone Great’

Release date: April 19

Netflix’s new film is kind of the opposite of your typical girl-meets-boy rom-com—our fave Gina Rodriguez gets her dream job in San Francisco (and dumped by her boyfriend) but decides to have one last night out with her best friends in NYC before moving. We want an invite next time.

Ryan Reynolds as the voice of Pikachu as a detective. It’s like Deadpool meets Pokémon Go meets the weirdest dream you’ve ever had.

13 ‘The Hustle’

Release date: May 10

Starring: Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson.

This one is a female-centric remake of the 1988 classic Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and a perfect vehicle for the hilarious and talented Hathaway and Wilson.

14’Booksmart’

Release date: May 24

We are *finally* given the female version of Superbad we’ve so desperately needed. High-achieving teens Amy and Molly decide to have one night of partying before they both head off to Ivy League schools in the fall. Oh, and did we mention it’s Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut? We are here for this.